PT-2014-7555 · Equifax · Equifax Mobile

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-10-02 · Updated 2014-11-14 · CVE-2014-6879

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Equifax Mobile application version 1.5 for Android

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate, as the application does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers.

Recommendations For Equifax Mobile application version 1.5, consider disabling the SSL connection feature until a patch is available that properly verifies X.509 certificates from SSL servers. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-6879

Affected Products

Equifax Mobile

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6879 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/275641 · Note